Legal Opinion
Tennison v. Shomette
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 9, 1977No. 88, September Term, 1977PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
In this appeal we are presented with two issues: (1) whether there was sufficient evidence of mistake to rezone certain property, and (2) whether the rezoning of that property constituted illegal spot zoning.
The appellants, Sterling Tennison and a number of other land owners, appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County signed by Judge Joseph A. Mattingly, approving a zoning change made by the County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County on a tract of land owned by the appellees, Louis E. Shomette and William H. Stanhagen. The land in question, which was acquired by the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Cassel v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1950
- Hewitt v. County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1959
- Huff v. Board of Zoning AppealsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
- Chapman v. Montgomery County CouncilCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
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3Cited by23 opinions
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